New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1
New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
Released | March 28, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 1:16:22 | |||
Label | Tommy Boy | |||
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New Jersey Drive soundtrack chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the first of two soundtracks to Nick Gomez' 1995 film New Jersey Drive. It was released on March 28, 1995 through Tommy Boy Records, and consists of hip hop music. Composed of seventeen songs, the album features performances by Blak Panta, Coolio, Heavy D, Ill Al Skratch, Keith Murray, Mac Mall, Maze, MC Eiht, Lords of the Underground, Notorious B.I.G., Outkast, Poets of Darkness, Queen Latifah, Ray Luv, Redman, Sabelle, Smooth, Total, Undacova, and Young Lay. Production was handled by several hip hop's top producers, including Puff Daddy, Erick Sermon, Easy Mo Bee and Marley Marl.
The album found a great deal of success, making it to #22 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned the certified gold single "Can't You See" which launched the career of popular 90's girl group Total. On June 6, 1995 the soundtrack was certified gold by the RIAA.
New Jersey Drive, Vol. 2 was released on April 11, 1995.
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Don't Shut Down on a Player" (performed by Ill Al Skratch) |
| 3:25 |
2. | "Where Am I?" (performed by Redman) | Redman | 5:40 |
3. | "Do What U Want" (performed by Blak Panta) |
| 4:22 |
4. | "Old Thing" (performed by Sabelle) | Giovanni Salah | 4:12 |
5. | "All About My Fetti" (performed by Young Lay, Mac Mall and Ray Luv) | Khayree | 6:24 |
6. | "Can't You See" (performed by Total and Notorious B.I.G.) | Puff Daddy | 4:41 |
7. | "Burn Rubber" (performed by Lords of the Underground) | Marley Marl | 4:30 |
8. | "21 In the Ghetto" (performed by Poets of Darkness) |
| 3:49 |
9. | "Love Slave" (performed by Undacova) | T-Ray | 4:30 |
10. | "Benz or Beamer" (performed by Outkast) | Organized Noize | 4:15 |
11. | "Check It Out" (performed by Heavy D) | Easy Mo Bee | 4:18 |
12. | "Jersey" (performed by Queen Latifah) | Queen Latifah | 4:53 |
13. | "East Left" (performed by Keith Murray) | Erick Sermon | 3:30 |
14. | "Ain't Nuthin' But Killin'" (performed by MC Eiht) | MC Eiht | 5:01 |
15. | "Thru the Window" (performed by Coolio) | Wino | 3:29 |
16. | "Before I Let Go" (performed by Maze and Frankie Beverly) | Frankie Beverly | 5:03 |
17. | "One and Only" (performed by Smooth) | Eric "Kenya" Baker | 4:09 |
Total length: | 1:16:22 |
Chart history
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[2] | 22 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 3 |
References
- ^ DiBella, M.F. "New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Soundtrack New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Soundtrack New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
External links
- New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) at Discogs (list of releases)